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Worms) Rothschild, Samson.
AUS VERGANGENHEIT UND GEGENWART DER ISRAELITISCHEN GEMEINDE WORMS.
8vo. Vii, 60 pages. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Jews Germany Worms; Legends, Jewish. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Has been rebound, good condition. (GER-19-8)
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Schittenhelm, A. ; Trendelenburg, W.
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE GESAMTE EZPERIMENTELLE MEDIZIN. BAND III, HEFT 6.
8vo. 407-410 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Medicine, experimental periodicals; Medicine periodicals; Pathology periodicals; Research periodicals; Therapeutics periodicals. Front cover soiled, pages yellowed, lower corner creased, good condition. (GER-19-9)
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Fishman, Joshua A.
DISCUSSANTS.
8vo. 369-378 pages. Offprint from American Jewish Historical Quarterly, Vol. LXIII, No. 4. Fine condition. (GER-19-10)
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Mosse, George L.
POLITICAL STYLE AND POLITICAL THEORY TOTALITARIAN DEMOCRACY REVISITED.
8vo. 167-176 pages. Offprint from Totalitarian Democracy and After. SUBJECT (S) : Politics and government. Fine condition. (GER-19-12)
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Mosse, George L.
RUSHING TO THE COLORS : ON THE HISTORY OF VOLUNTEERS IN WAR.
8vo. 173-184 pages. Offprint from Religion, Ideology and Nationalism in Europe and America. SUBJECT (S) : War; Volunteerism. Very good condition. (GER-19-13)
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Kisch, Bruno.
NATURAL SCIENCE AND PROBLEMS OF JUDAISM.
8vo. 309-323 pages (ie. 14 pages). Offprint from Israel of Tomorrow. SUBJECT (S) : Religion and science. Tape down the length of the spine, ex library with usual marking, otherwise very good condition. (GER-19-14)
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Kisch, Bruno.
WAS ICH TATSÄCHLICH BEI DER ERÖFFNUNG DER AUSSTELLUNG JUDAICA IN NUMMIS GESAGT HABE.
8vo. 4 pages. Offprint from 38. Jahrbuch des Kölnischen Geschichtsvereins. In German. Tape down the length of the spine, edges of the covers faded, ex library with usual markings, very good condition. (GER-19-15)
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Mosse, George L.
PURITAN RADICALISM AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT.
4to. 16 pages. Offprint from Vol. XXIX, No. 4, December, 1960 Church History. Fine condition. (GER-19-17)
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Shechita) Büro Für Schächtangelegenheiten (Berlin, Germany) .
ZUR FRAGE DER BETÄUBENDEN WIRKUNG DES SCHÄCHTSCHNITTS : GUTACHTEN, ERTEILT 1927.
4to. 17 pages. In German. Shehitah. SUBJECT (S) : Shehitah; Jews dietary laws. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Harvard, Harvard Medical, Univ van Amsterdam) . Pages a little darkened, some small tears and chips on the cover and edges, good condition. (GER-19-21) . Scarce.
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Steinheim, Salomon Ludwig; Schoeps, Hans Joachim; Graupe, Heinz Mosche; Goeman, Gerd Hesse.
SALOMON LUDWIG STEINHEIM ZUM GEDENKEN; EIN SAMMELBAND.
8vo. Ix, 359 pages. In German. Illustration plates between pages 326 and 327. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Philosophy. Ex library with bookplate, blindstamp, and sticker on spine, otherwise very good condition. (GER-20-4)
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Strauss, Herbert Arthur.
CONFERENCE ON AMERICAN-JEWISH DILEMMAS; PAPERS DELIVERED AT THE FIFTH LERNTAG OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JEWS FROM CENTRAL EUROPE.
8vo. 54 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism United States congresses. Very good condition. (GER-20-6)
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Creizenach, Michael.
SULHAN `ARUK : ODER ENCYCLOPÄDISCHE DARSTELLUNG DES MOSAISCHEN GESETZES, WIE ES DURCH DIE RABBINISCHEN SATZUNGEN SICH AUSGEBILDET HAT; MIT HINWEISUNG AUF DIE REFORMEN, WELCHE DURCH DIE ZEIT NÜTZLICH UND MÖGLICH GEWORDEN SIND.
12mo. X, 358 pages. In German. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Niedersachsische Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek) . Covers edgeworn and detached, ex library with usual markings, some spots in text, occasional pencil marginalia, fair condition. (GER-20-9) . Scarce.
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ALMANACH DES SCHOCKEN VERLAGS AUF DAS JAHR 5697.
12mo. 181 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish literature Germany periodicals; Jewish almanacs Germany. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Spine faded, torn and creased, corners bumped, good condition. (GER-20-14)
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Prussia) Dunker, Ulrich; Livné-Freudenthal.
JUDEN IN PREUSSEN : EIN KAPITEL DEUTSCHER GESCHICHTE.
12mo. 476 pages. Illustrated. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jews Germany Prussia exhibitions; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Germany Prussia exhibitions; Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz catalogs; Prussia (Germany) ethnic relations exhibitions. Very good condition. (GER-20-12)
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Strauss, Herbert Arthur.
CONFERENCE ON ACCULTURATION : PAPERS DELIVERED AT THE FIRST LERNTAG OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JEWS FROM CENTRAL EUROPE, NEW YORK CITY, MAY 16, 1965.
8vo. 59 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Jews, German United States congresses; Acculturation congresses. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Stanford, Univ of Florida, Clark Univ, Univ of Washington, Jewish Nat and Univ Library) . Covers faded around the edges, very good condition. (GER-20-17)
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Baeck, Leo.
DIE SITTLICHEN PFLICHTEN DES EINZELNEN. ZWEITER TEIL.
8vo. 319 pages. In German. Part two only. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism. SERIES: Die Lehren des Judentums / bearbeitet von Simon Bernfeld ; ; 2. T. ; Variation: Bernfeld, Simon, ; 1860-1940.; Lehren des Judentums ; ; T. 2. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Harvard, Marquette Univ, Theologische Univ Kampen Broederweg) . Covers and first and last few pages chipped around the edges, pages yellowed, spine creased from use, goodcondition. (GER-20-18)
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Brüll, Adolf.
FREMDSPRACHLICHE REDENSARTEN UND AUSDRÜCKLICH ALS FREMDSPRACHLICH BEZEICHNETE WÖRTER IN DEN TALMUDEN UND MIDRASCHIM : EINE PHILOLOGISCHE STUDIE.
8vo. 58 pages. In German. First edition? SUBJECT (S) : Midrash; Hebrew philosophy; Talmud. OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide. Covers missing, ex library with stamps on fly leaf and page 58 and small bookplate, water damage, but text is generally clean, fair condition. (GER-20-23)
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Fürst, Julius.
HAMISHAH HUMSHE TORAH. DIE FÜNF BÜCHER MOSES IN DEM MASORETISCHEN TEXT, NEUER DEUTSCHER UEBERSETZUNG, UND MIT ERLÄUTERNDEN BEMERKUNGEN ...
Folio. 480 pages. In Hebrew and German. Illustrated. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. SERIES: Illustrirte Pracht-Bibel, ; 1-60 in 4's; OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Columbia Univ) . Binding repaired, lacks backstrip (spine covering) , edges of some pages chipped and have tape on them, pages yellowed, a little foxing on edges, otherwise good condition. (GER-20-24)
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Lewisohn, L. M.
GESCHICHTE UND SYSTEM DES JÜDISCHEN KALENDERWESENS. NACH DEN BESTEN QUELLEN BEARB.
8vo. Xiv, 81 pages. Fold out tables in back. In German. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Calendar, Jewish. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Edgeworn, spots and pencil underlining and marginalia throughout text, good condition. (GER-21-4)
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Kaufmann, David.
STUDIEN ÜBER SALOMON IBN GABIROL.
8vo. 123, 30 pages. In German. Facsimile edition. SUBJECT (S) : Philosopy, Jewish; Philosophy, Medieval; Ibn Gabirol, 11th cent. SERIES: Variation: Jahresbericht der Landes-Rabbinerschule in Budapest für das Schuljahr ; ; 1898-1899. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Very good condition. (GER-21-6)
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Langer, Frantisek.
PERIPHERIE: DRAMA IN DREI AKTEN....
Berlin, Oesterheld, 1926. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 70 pages. In German. Exile Author. Langer (18881965) , was a Czech Jewish playwright, novelist, and physician. Langer belonged to Masaryk's PftenEci (Friday Group) , the statesman's circle of closest friends, and was deeply influenced by Masaryk's humanistic philosophy. Other influences apparent in his writing are his Russian experiences and the human suffering with which he came into daily contact as an army doctor. Langer was a fine storyteller with a penetrating insight into human problems. He is, best known as the outstanding Czech playwright next to Capek. His best-known plays are the drama Periferie ("Outskirts, " 1925) and the comedy Velbloud uchem jehly (1923; The Camel Through the Needle's Eye, 1929) . [Avigdor Dagan in EJ]. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Los Angeles Pub Libr, Johns Hopkins Univ, New York Pub Libr Res Libr) . Chipping to all edges of cover. Some bumping to edges of textblock. Text is clean and legible. Small mark from previous owner. Otherwise in Very Good condition. (GERA-13-2).
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NEUES EUROPA: ICH FLOH IN DIE FREMDENLEGION 3 JAHRG, HEFT 20.
Gottingen: Walter Lehning Verlag, 1948. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 32 pages. Periodical semi-monthly. Has illustrations. In German. Ex-library with minimal markings. Archival binding. Some bumping to edges of pamphlet binder. In Very Good condition. (GERA-13-6) .
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Sulzbach, A.
BILDER AUS DER JÜDISCHEN VERGANGENHEIT, EIN QUELLENBUCH FÜR DEN UNTERRICHT UND ZUM SELBSTSTUDIUM.
Frankfurt/M. , J Kauffman, 1923. Cloth. 8vo. Ix, 238 pages. In German. Sulzbach, (18381925) was an educator and scholar. Among his published works are: Renan und der Judaismus (1867) ; Die religioese und weltliche Poesie der Juden (7th16th centuries; in Winter-Wuensche, Die juedische Literatur, vol. 3) ; Dichterklaenge aus Spaniens besseren Tagen (1873, 19032) ; Bilder aus der juedischen Vergangenheit (1914, 1923) ; Die Ethik des Judentums (extracts from Sefer Hasidim, 1923) ; and he edited an anonymous commentary on Job (1911) . Sulzbach also translated the Targum Sheni of Esther (1920) into German and edited some liturgical texts with translation, such as Esther and the Purim service (19064) ; Koheleth Schelomo (1908) ; and Sefer ha-Hayyim(EJ, 1972) . SUBJECT(S) : Jews History Anecdotes. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Some sunning to spine and cover. Some shelf wear. Slight bumping to edges. Ex-library with markings. Else in Very Good condition. (GERA-13-10).
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Leipzig) Israelitische Religionsgemeinde Zu Leipzig.
GEMEINDEBLATT DER ISRAELITISCHEN RELIGIONSGEMEINDE ZU LEIPZIG. VOL. I, NRS. 12 & 15 ONLY (DEC. 4 & 25, 1925)
Folio. In German. Two issues; 1. Jahrgang, Nr. 12, December 4, 1925; 1. Jahrgang, Nr. 15, December 25, 1925. SUBJECT (S) : Jews Germany Leipzig periodicals. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Library of Congress, West ChesterUniv) . Both are darkened and a little worn around the edges, Dec 4 has pencil on the cover, good condition. (GERPER-1-4) . Price each
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JÜDISCHES GEMEINDEBLATT; ORGAN DES VORSTANDES DER JUEDISCHEN GEMEINDE ZU BERLIN. JAN 23, 1938 ONLY
Folio. In German. NAZI ERA PUBLICATION. SUBJECT (S) : Jews Germany Berlin Periodicals. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. All issues are yellowed. Jan 2 is chipped throughout, the Jan 23 issues have very small occasional chips, and Feb 6 also has some small chips, overall good condition. (GERPER-1-5) xxxxxx
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ISRAELITISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT: STRASSBURGER ISRAELITISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT ; FAMILIENBL. U. ANZEIGER F. VEREINE U. GEMEINDEN. VOL 9, NRS., 15 & 32 (APRIL 11 & AUG 7, 1912)
Folio. 20, 18 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jews Germany periodicals. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) . Pages darkened, corners bumped, a vertical crease down the center of both issues, good condition. (GERPER-1-8)
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Cempla, Józef; Davidovitch, David.
HOLY STONES; REMNANTS OF SYNAGOGUES IN POLAND, DRAWINGS.
Folio. 8 pages, 18 plates. First edition. 18 prints each suitable for framing loose in stiff folio. Drawings by Joseph Cempla. Each synagogue described briefly in the introduction. SUBJECT (S) : Synagogues Poland pictorial works. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Covered in a make-shift dust jacket, very good condition. (GERPER-1-13)
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Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle Der Juden In Deutschland.
JÜDISCHE WOHLFAHRTSPFLEGE UND SOZIALPOLITIK. MARCH 1938 ONLY.
Berlin: Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland, 1938. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, Aprox 50 pages. Nazi-era Jewish publication. Monthly: began in 1930, ceased in 1938. SUBJECT (S) : Jews, charities, periodicals. OCLC lists 9 libraries worldwide with full runs. Slight discoloration on covers. Chipping to edges. Fair condition. (HOLO2-111-7) .
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Lerner, M.
PREDIGT GEHALTEN AM 23. SEPT. 1917 BEIM BUSS-GOTTESDIENST AUF DEM FRIEDHOF IN DER KÖNIGSTRASSE IN ALTONA
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 14 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew. Title translates to Sermon Held on Sept. 23, 1917 at the Buss-Service in the Cemetery in the Konigstrasse in Altona. Includes Eichah prayer at the end of the program. SUBJECT (S) : Funeral, Germany. OCLC and WorldCat list 2 holdings worldwide (Harvard, Staats & Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg) . Front cover wrappers repaired. Slight toning. Mild edgewear. Very minimal markings. Good condition. (GER-51-75)
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(Xt) Präger, Moses.
SABBATHFEIER : EINE SAMMLUNG PREDIGTEN ZUR BEFESTIGUNG DES RELIGIO¨SEN SINNES. ISSUES 1-30. COMPLETE SET
1st Edition. Period Wrappers 8vo. 250 pages ; 22 cm. In German. Erster Band (Volume One) . A complete set of issues 1-30. Title translates into English as, Sabbath Sermons: A Collection of Sermons for the Fixture of the Religious Sense. The sermons included in this book where given by Rabbi M. Präger on Sabbath and later printed in this periodical. SUBJECT(S) : Sermons, German. OCLC + Worldcat list 13 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp and usual markings. Edgewear throughout with some corners folded over. Some foxing, otherwise pages are clear. Book is in a protective box. Overall about good condition. (GER-58-80)
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(Xt) Ottensoser, David, 1784-1858.
IMRE DAAT RAMBAM / ANALEKTEN AUS DEN SCHRIFTEN DES MAIMONIDES
Later brown boards. 8vo. 80 pages; 21.5 cm. In German and Hebrew. Title translates to Selected Passages from the Writings of Maimonides. The forward is in German and then the rest of the pages of the book are divided with the top half of the page in Hebrew and the bottom half of the page in German. Maimonides was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician
. During his lifetime, most Jews greeted Maimonides writings on Jewish law and ethics with acclaim and gratitude, even as far away as Iraq and Yemen, and although Maimonides rose to become the revered head of the Jewish community in Egypt, there were also vociferous critics of some of his writings, particularly in Spain. Nonetheless, he was posthumously acknowledged as among the foremost rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history, and his copious work comprises a cornerstone of Jewish scholarship (Wikipedia 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Criticism, Interpretation, Maimonides. OCLC lists 9 holdings worldwide. Some edgewear. Slight toning. Minimal staining. Minimal pencil markings that barely affect text. Ex-library markings. Very good condition. (GER-52-7)
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Brann, Markus
GESCHICHTE DES LANDRABBINATS IN SCHLESIEN; NACH GEDRUCKTEN UND UNGEDRUCKTEN QUELLEN
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 62 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, History of the Rabbinate in Silesia; From Printed and Unprinted Sources. Markus Brann (1849 1920) was a Jewish historian, bibliographer and rabbi. As a historian he worked mainly on the history of the Jews in Silesia. He was a lecturer at the Jewish-Theological Seminary in Breslau. (Wikipedia, 2017) OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Spine rebacked. Paper toning. Overall good condition. (GER-59-38)
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[Buber, Martin] Nigg, Walter
MARTIN BUBERS WEG IN UNSERER ZEIT
1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. 30 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Holocaust-era imprint from Switzerland. Title translates as, Martin Bubers Way In Our Time. The first publication from the series: Religise Gegenwartsfragen (Religious Questions) Walter Nigg ( 1903 1988) was a Swiss Reformed theologian
(He) studied philosophy and Protestant theology (in) Göttingen, Leipzig and Zurich
(Wikipedia, 2017) This volume on Buber was published the same year that Nigg became a full professor at the University of Zurich. SUBJECT(S) : Buber, Martin. OCLC lists 26 copies worldwide. Wrappers are taped along edges and have some wear. Slight edge wear in upper right hand corner. Overall in good+ condition. (GER-59-40)
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Holzman, Michael
GESCHICHTE DER JU¨DISCHEN LEHRER-BILDUNGSANSTALT IN BERLIN. FESTSCHRIFT ZUR FEIER DES FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN BESTEHENS DER ANSTALT AM 8. NOVEMBER 1909
1st Edition. Original boards. 8vo. [3], 169 pages; 24 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, History Of The Jewish Teacher's Education Institute In Berlin. Jubilee Volume for the Celebration of its 50th Anniversary on November 8th, 1909. Holzman was the director of the Berlin Institute. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Education. Slight toning. Very good condition. (GER-59-42)
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Komitee "jüdisches Kriegsarchiv.
JÜDISCHES ARCHIV: MITTEILUNGEN DES KOMITEES "JÜDISCHES KRIEGSARCHIV 1915-1916 [NRS 1-7, LACKING ONLY THE FINAL ISSUE, NR 8/9]
1st Edition. 8vo. Period Red Boards with Original Wrappers Bound Inside. 4to. [40]+[56]+[51]+[56] pages; 24 cm. In German. Title translates to Jewish Archive: Reports from the Committee on the Jewish War Archives 1915-1918." A compilation of Numbers 1-7, issued as Nrs 1, 2/3, 4/5, & 6/7 (4 issues) of the periodical Jüdisches Archiv. Each issue of the periodical contains lists of fallen and decorated Jewish soldiers and officers in the Austro-Hungarian army. Filled with archival letters, messages, articles, memos, and publications about Jews in WWI from 1915-1918. Includes facsimiles, tables, and black-and-white photographs of the effects of war, such as destroyed Jewish towns and fleeing refugees. SUBJECT (S) : WWI, Jewish veterans, Hungarian Jews, Austrian Jews. OCLC and WorldCat list 3 holdings (Harvard, HUC, Brigham and Young University) . Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp and Usual Markings. Front Wrapper is loose and has some edges torn. A few damp stains throughout. Otherwise Good+ condition. (GER-51-44)
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Aufbau
AUFBAU: NACHRICHTENBLATT DES GERMAN-JEWISH CLUB. VOL4, # 8 (JULY 1, 1938)
Very Good Condition; 4to; 12 pages; 41 cm. In German and English. Front page story is: "Zehn Gebote für Sprachbeflissene, " by Dr. Eugene I. Stern. Very Good Condition (holo2-135-28) xx
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Aufbau
AUFBAU: NACHRICHTENBLATT DES GERMAN-JEWISH CLUB. VOL. 5, # 6. 1 APRIL, 1939
Very Good Condition; 4to; 24 pages; 41 cm. In German and English. Front page story is: "Wann kommt der Weltkrieg? Unentschlossenheit aur der ganzen Linie. " ["When will the world war come?"] Very Good Condition. (holo2-135-29) xx
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Aufbau
AUFBAU: NACHRICHTENBLATT DES GERMAN-JEWISH CLUB. VOL. 5, # 3. 15 FEBRUAR 1939
Very Good Condition; 4to; 16 pages; 41 cm. In German and English. Front page story is: "Der Neue Bund, " by Wilhelm Marcus. Very Good Condition. (holo2-135-30)
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Aufbau
AUFBAU: NACHRICHTENBLATT DES GERMAN-JEWISH CLUB. VOL. 3, # 12 (NOV. 1, 1937)
4to; 16 pages; 41 cm. In German and English. Front page story is: " Der Sinn jüdischer Existenz" by Wilfred Cohn Hulse. Very Good Condition (holo2-125-31)
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(Xt) Winter, Moritz
DIE KOCH- UND TAFELGERATE IN PALASTINA ZUR ZEIT DER MISCHNAH
1st Edition. Later Boards. 8vo. 89 pages ; 22 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, The Cooking and Eating Utensils In Palestine at the Time of Mishnah. Moritz Winters inaugural dissertation from the University of Hiedelberg. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Social life and customs. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp and Usual Markings. Slight toning. A few markings on title page. Small tear on last page with no text effected. Overall about very good condition. (ger-59-28)
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(Xt) Rund, Moritz
PERLEN JÜDISCHEN HUMORS : EINE SAMMLUNG VON SCHERZEN UND KLEINEN ERZÄHLUNGEN AUS DEM JÜDISCHEN VOLKSLEBEN.
Period boards. 12mo. 118 pages. Frontispiece. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish wit and humor. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Wayne State, New York Public Library, Hebrew Union College, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Jewish Nat & Univ Library) . Ex-library with usual markings and a bookplate from the personal library of Rabbi Max D. Klein. Minor edgewear. Very good condition. (GER-25-18A) xx
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(Jt) Bien, H. M. 1831-1895. (Herman Milton) ,
BEN-BEOR: A STORY OF THE ANTI-MESSIAH: IN TWO DIVISIONS: PART I: LUNAR INTAGLIOS: THE MAN IN THE MOON, A COUNTERPART OF WALLACE'S "BEN HUR" + PART II: HISTORICAL PHANTASMAGORIA: THE WANDERING GENTILE, A COMPANION ROMANCE TO SUE'S "WANDERING JEW"
Baltimore: I. Friedenwald, 1891. 8vo, ix, 528 pages. 19 cm. Contents: Pt. 1. "Lunar intaglios: the man in the moon : a counterpart of Wallace's "Ben-Hur" [&] Pt. 2. "Historical phantasmagoria : the wandering gentile : a companion romance to Sue's 'Wandering Jew. '" Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 33]: "A novel in two parts. The first [pages 3-67] is called 'Lunar Intaglios', is described as a counterpoint of 'Ben Hur', and described the adventures of the prophet Elijah on a populated and civilised moon, reached by the 'fiery chariot', of course. The bulk of the book is taken up by 'The Wandering Gentile' and is a panoramic novel of historical events narrated by an immortal, described as a counter-part of Sue's 'Wandering Jew'". Bleiler [1978 Checklist, page 23]. Reginald 01251. SUBJECT (S) : Antichrist -- Fiction. Lacks boards & backstrip. Library blindstamp on title page. Signitures of paper starting to separate, though paper itself is still fairly solid. (AMR-8-14)
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(jt) Holdheim) Heilpern, Pinhas Menahem.
TESHUVOT BE-ANSHE ON. HOLDHAIM VE-RE`AV BE-MIKHTAVIM SHELOSHAH `ESER.
Frankfurt am Main: No Date (1845) . Cloth, 8vo, 72 pages. 20 cm. In Hebrew. Orthdox booklet attacking Holdheim and the radical Reform. SUBJECT(S) : Reform Judaism -- Controversial literature. OCLC lists 8 institutions with copies (Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, GWU, Florida, Penn, Washington U, NYPL) . Library blind stamp on title page, some wear & staining, Good Condition. (GH-4-6)
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Katsh, Abraham I.
UNPUBLISHED POEMS OF ASHKENAZIC POETS OF THE 13 AND 14 CENTURIES FROM A MANUSCRIPT IN THE GUNZBURG COLLECTION.
8vo. 6 pages (pages 89-94) . "Reprinted from: The Jewish Quarterly Review...Vol. LVIII, No. 2, October 1967." SUBJECT(S) : Poetry; Jews - Europe. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Katsh (1908-1998) was born in Poland and emigrated to the U. S. In 1925. In 1933, he began teaching at New York University, and over the following three decades taught Hebrew education, culture, language and literature there. In 1957 He founded the National Association of Professors of Hebrew in American Universities, and was elected president of Dropsie College in 1967, where he served until 1976. His scholarship won him many awards and fellowships, including the Jewish Teachers Association of New York's Avodah Award, the Rabbi Kaniel Prize of the Municipality of Haifa, and the first Charles Kramer Research Fellow of the Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research of the Synagogue Council of America. Katsh is well known for his studies of Hebrew manuscripts and fragments from Russia and Eastern Europe, his translations, and his essays on Jewish studies in the United States. (EJ) Very good condition. (Katsh-2-7) xxx
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Kobak, Yosef Yitshak, editor.
JESCHURUN. ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE WISSENSCHAFT DES JUDENTHUMS HEFT III, 1857, HEBRÄISCHE ABTEILUNG (ONLY)
Lviv : M.F. Poremba, 1878-1856.Cloth, 8vo, 140 + 15 pages.Important 19th Century bilingual Hebrew & German journal which survived 9 volumes, 1856-1878. SUBJECT(S): Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals. Jews -- History -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 8 holdings worldwide. Bound in period cloth. Light wear, Good solid condition. (GER-16-59dw)
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Kisch, Guido. Foreword by Jan Masaryk.
IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM; A HISTORY OF AMERICAN JEWS FROM CZECHSLOVAKIA.
8vo; xvi, 373 pages; 22 cm. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Bibliography: 333-365. Light wear and tanning to spine. Binding tight and pages clean. okay jacket. Very good condition. (COMHIST-17-7)
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Vienna) Grunwald, Max
VIENNA [HISTORY OF JEWS IN VIENNA]
Original blue cloth, 12mo; 557 pages. As Hitler's power in Germany grew, it was important for Jews in Europe and America to assert the proud history of Jewish communities throughout Europe, but especially in the German-speaking lands. Part of the Jewish Communities Series. A very nice copy with bright gilt on spine. Very Good Condition (Comhist1-6) xx
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Adler-Rudel, S.
OSTJUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND 1880-1940
170 pages. 'Mit einem Vorwort von Siegfried Moses. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Germany -- Political and social conditions. Refugees, Jewish. Joden. Oost-Europeanen. Good Condition (Comhist2-3)
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Austria) Eidelberg, Shlomo
JEWISH LIFE IN AUSTRIA IN THE XVTH CENTURY: AS REFLECTED IN THE LEGAL WRITINGS OF RABBI ISRAEL ISSERLEIN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
8vo; 140 pages; Important work. Very good condition. (Comhist2-7)
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BASLE) ZUM ZENTENARIUM DER BASLER SYNAGOGE: 1868-1968. EINE FESTSCHRIFT
8vo; 73 pages; Secitons include: Juedische Persoenlichkeiten in basel (by Guido Kisch) , Zur Architektur der Synagoge (by Jonas Hechel) , Die juedische Bevoelkerung in den letzten 100 Jahren (by Joel Guttmann) , Zur Historiographie der Juden in Basel (by Kisch) , etc. Very good condition(Comhist2-8)
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